Joke on Liverpudlian speechways

[Chris F Waigl]

Jonathan Lighter wrote:

> Yeah, flapping !  And "Worral" is a surname in the Liverpool area !  I'm still laughing !
>
>   BTW, are the Brits more (or less) sexist than we are because they so often apply the word "c*** " to pests and fools of either sex ?
>
This is a discussion I've been having with a number of Brits lately.

My own impression is that the sex-unspecific use of "cunt" is less
sexist than applying it to women only. Which is of course a totally
unsuitable measure of the respective sexism of Brits and Americans in
general. Be that as it may, "cunt" is extremely common here in England,
just a few degrees above the equally sex-unspecific "wanker".

But then, I've also met a (sexist) Brit who was genuinely surprised that
some might wish to apply "twat" to a woman. For him, this was for men
only. (The prime minister is fabled to have called one of his male
cabinet ministers a twat. I have it from a good source, but haven't been
able to pin down the cite.)

As for flapping, there's lots of it in Irish English, too.

Chris

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